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account in virginia resident before returning to his native country kandahar the original site of the taliban regime has seen a wave of assassinations throughout two thousand and eleven with at least ten each month since the new year began the taliban is claiming responsibility for the killing by turgon bomb but there could be more specific motivations there hamidi was reportedly meeting with residents of a local neighborhood furious over zoning issues where you know it looks like the struggle to install a pro western government is already bringing in american style busybody policies whereas taking a car the united states might get an angry phone call to an overweight bureaucrat and afghanistan citizen retaliation we're going to blow it up especially when those bureaucratic policies end up killing children in this case the city government decided to bulldoze several houses because they claim they were illegally constructed on government land during the demolition of the homes two children were killed there is some speculation the bombing may have been revenge killings for the children one tri
account in virginia resident before returning to his native country kandahar the original site of the taliban regime has seen a wave of assassinations throughout two thousand and eleven with at least ten each month since the new year began the taliban is claiming responsibility for the killing by turgon bomb but there could be more specific motivations there hamidi was reportedly meeting with residents of a local neighborhood furious over zoning issues where you know it looks like the struggle...
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not only are we trying to fund our own needs, i guess we're funding the taliban's needs, too. i was wondering if you could comment on that and how -- what your thoughts are about lowering the risk involved with our reliance on contractor support and the money trail that goes along with it. >> yeah, thanks, senator. i saw the same report in the media. i haven't yet had time to get the gi report and see the details. i share that thought. having approximately $5 billion a year to build the iraqi security forces, it was among my gravest concerns. i had a concern about building them, i had a concern about enabling them, integrating them with our forces, but there wasn't a day went by that i didn't worry about where the money was going because it's a very opaque culture in which we deal in iraq and afghanistan. now, what we've done, we've increased the number of contractors. we formed contract in demand. i'm speaking for the army but i know the other services are doing this as well. in the captain's career courses, they're taught contract oversight. i probably should have mentioned
not only are we trying to fund our own needs, i guess we're funding the taliban's needs, too. i was wondering if you could comment on that and how -- what your thoughts are about lowering the risk involved with our reliance on contractor support and the money trail that goes along with it. >> yeah, thanks, senator. i saw the same report in the media. i haven't yet had time to get the gi report and see the details. i share that thought. having approximately $5 billion a year to build the...
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culture is that so much pride on a job that you go into something less there's the taliban bad guys the color of terrorism as norway comes to terms with its most horrific attack on its soil since the second world war a plethora of questions to. be soon which brighton if you knew about soon from phones to christians. who threw stones on t.v. don't come hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. in india oh geez i'm able to move the joint be the children's movie that's a great way to turn the branding period truly towards west coast girl until you can a letter to the to see don't need to go publicly and read this in the kernel was her job as a school retreat. the guns for hire company if use of killing seventeen innocent iraqis goes on trial in the u.s. but only on accusations of overcharging. norway releases the names of victims from friday's twin attack as experts warn the spread of anti islamic sentiment in europe could lead to more atrocities. nato led peacekeepers are deployed along cosmo's northern border
culture is that so much pride on a job that you go into something less there's the taliban bad guys the color of terrorism as norway comes to terms with its most horrific attack on its soil since the second world war a plethora of questions to. be soon which brighton if you knew about soon from phones to christians. who threw stones on t.v. don't come hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. in india oh geez i'm...
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it's the third taliban attack on an afghan powerbroker in the south in more than two weeks. the new u.s. ambassador to afghanistan ryan crocker said it's proof the taliban is so damaged, it can't carry out large-scale operations. he spoke today in kabul. >> they've had to kind of regroup and figure out what they can do and, in some cases, that has been assassination. we saw a very similar pattern in iraq. clearly, these are horrific attacks but they can also be interpreted as a sign of significant organizational weakness. >> sreenivasan: a taliban spokesman told the associated press the kandahar mayor was targeted for ordering the destruction of homes city officials claimed were illegally constructed. two children were killed during that demolition. the prime minister of norway today announced an independent commission will review how last week's twin attacks were allowed to happen. and more details emerged about the self-confessed killer, who is in police custody. we have a report from carl dinnen of "independent television news." >> reporter: by the side of the lake, a sho
it's the third taliban attack on an afghan powerbroker in the south in more than two weeks. the new u.s. ambassador to afghanistan ryan crocker said it's proof the taliban is so damaged, it can't carry out large-scale operations. he spoke today in kabul. >> they've had to kind of regroup and figure out what they can do and, in some cases, that has been assassination. we saw a very similar pattern in iraq. clearly, these are horrific attacks but they can also be interpreted as a sign of...
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not only are we trying to fund our own needs, i guess we're funding the taliban's needs, too. i was wondering if you could comment on that and how -- what your thoughts are about lowering the risk involved with our reliance on contractor support and the money trail that goes along with it. >> yeah, thanks, senator. i saw the same report in the media. i haven't yet had time to get the gi report and see the details. i share that thought. having approximately $5 billion a year to build the iraqi security forces, it was among my gravest concerns. i had a concern about building them, i had a concern about enabling them, integrating them with our forces, but there wasn't a day went by that i didn't worry about where the money was going because it's a very opaque culture in which we deal in iraq and afghanistan. now, what we've done, we've increased the number of contractors. we formed contract in demand. i'm speaking for the army but i know the other services are doing this as well. in the captain's career courses, they're taught contract oversight. i probably should have mentioned
not only are we trying to fund our own needs, i guess we're funding the taliban's needs, too. i was wondering if you could comment on that and how -- what your thoughts are about lowering the risk involved with our reliance on contractor support and the money trail that goes along with it. >> yeah, thanks, senator. i saw the same report in the media. i haven't yet had time to get the gi report and see the details. i share that thought. having approximately $5 billion a year to build the...
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the taliban was once a government but relegated to affiliate movement of al qaeda. what you have a is number of organizations sort of franchises of al qaeda that continue to grow and thrive while we have focused in on the core as we called it. now i think after the death of bin laden in early may, i think we were able to get a lot of intelligence. we've gone after a lot of the other high-level officials within al qaeda and obviously this drone campaign been ongoing in pakistan and some cases yemen, we've taken out something like 1200 fighters from al qaeda including senior leaders. jon: right. >> this is all good news. but again the ideology of radical islam lives on and so do these affiliate groups. that is the challenge ahead of us. jon: if you take out those leaders, and we have been very successful in doing that, if you take out people who have experience going back to the russian-afghan war, take out the people who know how to motivate and organization and maybe build a bomb be, pretty soon you're left with bunch of 18, 20-year-old kids who may have the desire
the taliban was once a government but relegated to affiliate movement of al qaeda. what you have a is number of organizations sort of franchises of al qaeda that continue to grow and thrive while we have focused in on the core as we called it. now i think after the death of bin laden in early may, i think we were able to get a lot of intelligence. we've gone after a lot of the other high-level officials within al qaeda and obviously this drone campaign been ongoing in pakistan and some cases...
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the tall ban is claiming -- taliban is claiming responsibility for both of those attacks. >>> the u.s. anti-terrorism officials think that al qaeda is on the brink of collapse. they say that the killing of osama bin laden and seven years of attacks on the hideouts in pakistan has significantly weakened al qaeda. and the view is that the offshoot in yemen is a bigger threat than the group's traditional bags along the pakistan -- base along the pakistan/afghanistan border. >>> love from fremont an oak -- law enforcement from fremont an oak land raided a home at 98th avenue to carry out a search warrant. no details on who or what they were looking for at this point. >>> the requirement to post calorie count on menus is having an effect on people's eating habits. one in six people are noticing the information and buying foods with fewer calories. it was gathered by tracking thousands of fast food customers in new york. the first study to show a change in people's eating habits since the law went into effect in 2008. in california, the same law started in january. >>> 6:19. let's check in
the tall ban is claiming -- taliban is claiming responsibility for both of those attacks. >>> the u.s. anti-terrorism officials think that al qaeda is on the brink of collapse. they say that the killing of osama bin laden and seven years of attacks on the hideouts in pakistan has significantly weakened al qaeda. and the view is that the offshoot in yemen is a bigger threat than the group's traditional bags along the pakistan -- base along the pakistan/afghanistan border. >>>...
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i taliban attack and the taliban took responsibility for today's bombing. >>> the u.s. issued a new terror alert for americans traveling overseas today. the state department says new attacks might >>> the funeral for singer amy winehouse drew hundreds of people toe eye london cemetery yesterday, some of them paid a special tribute dressing and wearing their hair just as she did. more from cbs news correspondent michelle miller. ♪ >> reporter: with her soulful voice, signature blackby hive and smoky eyes, amy winehouse was unmistakable by her own, her music undeniably original. at a traditional jewish service in northern london tuesday, three days after she was found dead in her town home, family and friends bid the singer a final farewell. about 100 mourners attended the service including friend kelly osborne who reportedly had a long conversation with winehouse and reportedly seemed fine the night before she died. her father delivered the eulogy saying "good might my angel, sleep tight." winehouse gave details to "us weekly" about the last night of his daughter's tig
i taliban attack and the taliban took responsibility for today's bombing. >>> the u.s. issued a new terror alert for americans traveling overseas today. the state department says new attacks might >>> the funeral for singer amy winehouse drew hundreds of people toe eye london cemetery yesterday, some of them paid a special tribute dressing and wearing their hair just as she did. more from cbs news correspondent michelle miller. ♪ >> reporter: with her soulful voice,...